100 Word Stories - Collision - PSoH

Feb 20, 2008 17:46

Disclaimer: I don’t own Petshop of Horrors and I make no money from this or any other fanfic I write.
Pairing: None
Category: General
Rating: PG
Warning: Death
Title: Collision
Author: yellowhorde
Notes: This was written for the LiveJournal community, psohdrabble. Challenge #202 - ‘Aurora’



The body was identified as nineteen-year-old Margaret Jenkins from Aurora, Colorado. The needle tracks on her arms and the bruises told Leon a story he knew by heart.

Thousands of teenagers flocked to Los Angeles each year with stars in their eyes, unprepared for the ugly truth behind Hollywood’s lies. Many ended up on the streets, living dangerous lives, dying violent deaths - drive-bys, assault, overdose… suicide. The details varied, but the results never changed.

Wearily Leon hunched his shoulders, stuffed his hands in his pockets where they balled into fists.

“Sometimes,” he muttered, “it just doesn’t pay to dream.”

THE END
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